Frank Hummel

Experience

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  Alstom Power

  Jan 2001 - Feb 2016

  Responsible for test rig design, instrumentation design and application and test campaign execution from small scale laboratories to full scale power plant. Multinational team setup in 3 countries in Europe. Leading a heavy duty gas turbine development program. Product design from specification through validation to market introduction. Establishment of a technology - roadmap for heavy duty gas turbines Leading a 22 stage axial compressor design up to manufacturing start. Further development and upgrades of the turbomachinery components of the GT13E2 gas turbine and GT8/11/13 product support Turbine performance prediction and evaluation Resource allocation for BU, KPI`s reporting, business administration

  • Director Testing and Validation

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Program Manager GT26

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

  • Project Manager Future Gas Turbine Technology

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Project Manager GT26 Compressor

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Project Manager Turbomachinery Components

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  • Development Engineer Turbine Technology

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  • Assistant to Business Unit Manager

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
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  Ansaldo Energia

  Mar 2016 - Feb 2017

  Director Testing and Validation

  Responsible for test rig design, instrumentation design and application and test campaign execution from small scale laboratories to full scale power plant. Multinational team setup in 2 countries in Europe. Leading and R&D team and test facility through an aquisition and transition phase from Alstom to Ansaldo Energia.

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  ABB

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2022

  • Head of Product Development & Care

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Head of Turbocharger Core Component Development

    Mar 2017 - Sept 2020
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  Accelleron

  Oct 2022 - now

  Head of Product Development and Care

  Formerly ABB Turbocharging became Accelleron as of Oct 2022